Chronic Illness Coalition
1-800-905-8862
501c3, incorporated in the State of Michigan
NEWS & EVENTS
Members can post their news and events here, please contact us at 800-905-6632.
The Henry Ford Health System’s Center for Integrative Wellness is pleased to offer you the award-winning “Stress and Pain Free Living” program, free of charge for eligible individuals, to help you improve your health and wellness. The program is available to individuals 18 years of age and older. Visit www.stressandpainfreeliving.com
CareTogether is a free and secure nationwide online communication and care management resource for family caregivers to communicate with family and friends.
It helps to coordinate friends and family to deliver all aspects of care for loved ones.
Visit www.caretogether.com
Living Your Best Life Independently; Presented in collaboration with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, MI Chapter and St. Therese of Lisieux Health Ministry. This is a free program for people with MS and other chronic illnesses, senior citizens, caregivers and anyone else who would like to learn tips about how you or your loved one can live as independently as possible. On Friday, September 30, 2011, at St. Therese Social Hall, 48115 Schoenherr Rd., Shelby Township (north of 21 Mile Rd on the west side of Schoenherr). Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. Program begins at 2:00 p.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. To register for this program and for more information, call 800-344-4867, option 1 or visit www.nationalmssociety.org/mig and click on Calendar.
1st Annual Oakland to Oakland Health Walk/Run and Health Fair. A student led initiative to benefit Gary Burnstein Health Clinic to help uninsured Oakland County families who are ill, injured, and in desperate need of medical care. On October 15, 2011, call Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic for more information at 248-758-1690. Take the steps towards Health, Wellness & Charity. To have a vendor table, form a team or volunteer, register at www.oaklandhealthwalkrun.org or email: wramsam@oakland.edu
or email: oakland2oaklandhealthwalk@gmail.com.
Cancer Prevention Study-3
Fight back against cancer by enrolling the American Cancer Society's new research study called the Cancer Prevention Sutdy-3 (CPS-3) and help reserachers better understand the genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors that cause or prevent cancer and ultimately save lives. To schedule your appoint visit www.seeuthere.com/cps3enroll/southeastmi
KIDS WELLBEING AND HEALTH AWARENESS
FREE and Open to the public. Get information on MiChild, Medicaid, Wayne County
Public Health Programs, Medicaid HMO's, child chronic illnesses and prevention,
Asthma and Allergy screenings, low cost insurance plans, Free RX cards. Talk to
organizations such as Asthma and Allergy Foundation, Kidney Foundation, OmniCare,
United Health Great Lakes, Chronic Illness Coalition, Team Mental Health, Wayne
County Public Health and many more.
HELD AT SOUTHGATE YMCA 10a - 2p JULY 28th
Healthy NEW ME Wayne County Multicultural Obesity Conference
July 13, 2011 at Ford Field in Detroit
FREE Event: The New Health Care Law: What it Means for You. Speaker: Karin Gyger, OFIR, (Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation) Consumer Services Division Consumer Complaints: How to File with OFIR. Free and open to the community and professionals, 2 Nursing Contact Hours Provided by Madonna University College of Nursing. June 9, 2011
MICHUHCAN Health Care Heroes Dinner Features National Fitness,Health Equity Expert Tony Yancey, M.D., Co-Director of the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity will be the guest speaker for the MichUHCAN Health Care Heroes Dinner on Friday, June 3, at Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church. Dr. Susan Schooley, Chair, Henry Ford Health System Department of Family Medicine and Medical Director of the American Institute for Preventative Medicine, The Honorable Alma Wheeler Smith, former Michigan State Legislator, and Marilyn Mullane, Executive Director of Michigan Legal Services, will be honored for their efforts to promote universal access to health care services in Michigan.The Health Care Heroes dinner is the major fundraiser for MichUHCAN, which is a major community health advocacy organization in Michigan, based in Southeast Michigan. www.michuhcan.org.
Cover the Uninsured: www.mctun.org April 20, 2011 Wayne County Health Expo and Cover the Uninsured Event, Largest Health expo in Wayne County Free Health Screenings and access to low cost and no cost insurance programs.
April 14, 2011, 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.Spirituality and End of Life Issues, St. Andrew's Catholic Church, 3 contact hours for RN and MSW.
Return from Coma, a community awareness presentation on early warning of brain bleed and stroke, March 26, 2011, 9:00 am - 12 noon, Christ the King Church, Oxford, MI.
Celebrating the Human Spirit ~ Carnival of Care, a special day for Survivors of Auto Accidents, Brain Injury, and their Caregivers. Saturday, March 12, 2011, 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. A joy-filled day of fun, music, food, massages, balloon artists, clowns and more! Best Western Sterling Inn, Sterling Heights, MI 48312. For more information, to register, volunteer or have a booth call 248-423-3535. Proceeds after costs are donated to The Brain Injury Association of Michigan.Visit www.carnivalofcare.com
February 24, 2011, Embassy Suites, Southfield, MI 48034, Jim Schuster, Certified Elder Law Attorney presents the 9th Elder Advocate Conference, Empowering Families to Make Educated Choices- Shedding Light on Medicaid: Making Ethical Choices- The Family dynamics of Dementia Diagnosis, Keynote speakers along with Jim Schuster include Angela Popoff, MSW, LMSW, Alzheimer's Association and Kate Williams, MSW, LMSW, Alzheimer's Association. 3 Contact Hours Nursing & Social Work. Cost: $25, includes continental breakfast. For further information, please call: 248-356-3500.
This is a Michigan based website for assistance technology for people with disability. http://www.atxchange.org/v3/home.php
Visit: www.mdjunction.com - MDJunction is a Health related social network, a center for Online Support Groups. This community is about people helping people, sharing personal experiences and knowledge.
Check out www.care.com for senior and other services available in your area, just type in your zip code.
Visit www.alternativesforseniors.com and click on Calendar of Events for other upcoming local events in healthcare.
MEDICARE AND YOU, 2012 HANDBOOK
